Tempest Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I was searching Craigs List this morning when I came across an ad for Atari 8-bit stuff. The ad said that this person had collected a lot of 8-bit stuff from their friends over the years but wanted to get rid of it (or rather the wife did). They had a few pictures of some misc 8-bit stuff in boxes but they really didn't show much, nor did the ad mention a price. I decided to ask how much they were expecting for the lot and they said that someone had offered them $40 but backed out, so I decided to offer them $30 and they took it. So I drove up to the house and was expecting to be handed one or two small boxes of misc 8-bit stuff (an 800 and maybe a few power supplies), but when the guy said to come down to his basement and help him haul up the boxes I knew I was in for something big. Here's what I walked away with: 2 Atari 800's with several games (including Telelink II) 4 Atari 810 drives, one with a disk copier mode (Happy possibly) 1 Atari 1050 drive 1 Atari 850 1 Atari 1027 printer (in box) 1 Atari 410 with several tapes 1 Atari 1010 with tons of tapes 1 Atari 835 modem 1 Atari 1200XL in Styrofoam (no box though) 1 Atari 65XE 3 Unidentified boards (look like memory expansions for the 800) 1 Atari 800 circuit board A huge box of controller and power supplies The box for the Entertainer kit Tons and tons of copied games on disk (at least 8 disk holders full), but also a few originals: Atari Disks (originals) ------------------------ MULE (boxed) Seven Cities of Gold (boxed) Starcross (with manual) Lode Runner Realm of Impossibility David's Midnight Magic Cosmic Balance Cosmic Balance II Combat Leader Battle of Shiloh Shamus Shamus Case II Galaxy (Avalon Hill) Karateka (with manual) Zork I Archon II: Adept Conan Atari cartridges ---------------- Assembler Editor Basic x3 Microsoft Basic II Pac-Man Computer Chess (with instructions( Star Raiders Soccer (Thorn EMI) Telelink II 1 Atari 520ST 1 4 switch 2600 with 35+ games (some 7800, nothing too rare) Not a bad haul for $30. All of this stuff is for trade/sale, I just need to sort through it. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Dang nice deal Tempest congrats! I might be interested in one of those 800s depending on what games come with them...Wish you found them before this pass weekend dang! lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I would like to be considered for the 65XE if it's a fair price... That's a great haul (maybe your avatar should not look sad ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorgle Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 What are you waiting for? Rip open that 1027 box and see if the printer head has turned to mush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Why doesn't something like this ever happen to me?! Congratulations, and if you decide to part with the 1200XL, or one of the disk drives (either the 1050 or one of the 810s), I'd certainly be interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 All of this stuff is for sale. Just shoot me a PM. I'll get a list of the cartridges and disks tonight. I found a few more original disks in the cases including Lode Runner, Archon II, Battle of Shiloh, Conan, Zork I, and some other SSI games. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) I hit the charity run stores and recycling places fairly regularly. My 130XE, 2nd 1050 and an Amiga 500 are all I have to show for ~ 7 years worth of that (so far as good retro gear goes), albeit they cost me all of $5 each. Nice find. I hit 4 stores today, nothing. But picked up a desk for $15 which I'm going to trim down a bit and use to extend the space for my setup... hopefully will then have anough room for 2 PCs + LCD monitors, Atari setup + 1084s monitor. Edited September 15, 2009 by Rybags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Updated the cartridge and disk list. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Wow! Nice haul Tempest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazer Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I use CL too and have got some good stuff. Mostly Commodore stuff though it seems, but the best deal I got was a Free Amiga 4000! Yes that's right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I could use a BASIC cart... don't have one for my 400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyBritish Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I was searching Craigs List this morning when I came across an ad for Atari 8-bit stuff. The ad said that this person had collected a lot of 8-bit stuff from their friends over the years but wanted to get rid of it (or rather the wife did). They had a few pictures of some misc 8-bit stuff in boxes but they really didn't show much, nor did the ad mention a price. I decided to ask how much they were expecting for the lot and they said that someone had offered them $40 but backed out, so I decided to offer them $30 and they took it. So I drove up to the house and was expecting to be handed one or two small boxes of misc 8-bit stuff (an 800 and maybe a few power supplies), but when the guy said to come down to his basement and help him haul up the boxes I knew I was in for something big. Here's what I walked away with: 2 Atari 800's with several games (including Telelink II) 4 Atari 810 drives, one with a disk copier mode (Happy possibly) 1 Atari 1050 drive 1 Atari 850 1 Atari 1027 printer (in box) 1 Atari 410 with several tapes 1 Atari 1010 with tons of tapes 1 Atari 835 modem 1 Atari 1200XL in Styrofoam (no box though) 1 Atari 65XE 3 Unidentified boards (look like memory expansions for the 800) 1 Atari 800 circuit board A huge box of controller and power supplies The box for the Entertainer kit Tons and tons of copied games on disk (at least 8 disk holders full), but also a few originals: Atari Disks (originals) ------------------------ MULE (boxed) Seven Cities of Gold (boxed) Starcross (with manual) Lode Runner Realm of Impossibility David's Midnight Magic Cosmic Balance Cosmic Balance II Combat Leader Battle of Shiloh Shamus Shamus Case II Galaxy (Avalon Hill) Karateka (with manual) Zork I Archon II: Adept Conan Atari cartridges ---------------- Assembler Editor Basic x3 Microsoft Basic II Pac-Man Computer Chess (with instructions( Star Raiders Soccer (Thorn EMI) Telelink II 1 Atari 520ST 1 4 switch 2600 with 35+ games (some 7800, nothing too rare) Not a bad haul for $30. All of this stuff is for trade/sale, I just need to sort through it. Tempest Interested in 810 and Telelink II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 M.U.L.E is a great find on it's own, congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 M.U.L.E is a great find on it's own, congratulations The guy said that the disk didn't work and that's why he put the whole setup away, but I haven't had a chance to verify that yet. If the disk is dead, is there a way to copy a working disk image back onto the original media? If anyone is interested in any of this stuff, just shoot me a PM. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 A pretty long shot probably but would you know what's on the pirated disks? -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 A pretty long shot probably but would you know what's on the pirated disks? -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Not yet, I'll go through them over the next few weeks though. From a glance they looked like fairly common games but there are a few that didn't ring a bell. Like I said, there are literally hundreds of disks to look through. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 (edited) M.U.L.E is a great find on it's own, congratulations The guy said that the disk didn't work and that's why he put the whole setup away, but I haven't had a chance to verify that yet. If the disk is dead, is there a way to copy a working disk image back onto the original media? Tempest If you have got an SIO2PC interface then you can copy the images to the original discs, providing the discs are ok.Failing that you could copy onto another disc and then cut and shut Edited September 16, 2009 by mimo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Damn! None of the disk drives seem to work! They all give boot errors. I'm guessing that the heads need to either be cleaned and/or realigned. Is this something that's easy to do or are these likely to be scrap? EDIT: ok it's quite as bad as I thought. Only 2 of the 4 810's are giving me errors now (one of them must have killed the disk I was using for testing). The 1050 also isn't working though. I wonder if the head is out of alignment or if they're just dirty? I wish i still had a 5.25" disk cleaner... Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiassofT Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I wish i still had a 5.25" disk cleaner... Just open the drive and use a q-tip and isopropyl alcohol to clean the head. Most disk cleaners make more mess than actually cleaning the drive... so long, Hias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 I wish i still had a 5.25" disk cleaner... Just open the drive and use a q-tip and isopropyl alcohol to clean the head. Most disk cleaners make more mess than actually cleaning the drive... so long, Hias I'll try that. I was able to get three out of the four working, but the fourth one just won't work. Maybe this will help. EDIT: Nope, they're still broken. But on a happier note, I got the MULE disk working. A boxed MULE! Sweet! Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I sold my M.U.L.E. two years ago for $100 Stupid thought, the drives are all set up for D1 right? (if you are testing them separately)... Also if the 1050 is dead I might be interested as I have a couple spare tandon mechs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 I sold my M.U.L.E. two years ago for $100 Stupid thought, the drives are all set up for D1 right? (if you are testing them separately)... Also if the 1050 is dead I might be interested as I have a couple spare tandon mechs Yes, they were all set for 1. If you want the 1050 shoot me a PM. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 Ok guys here's what's not spoken for yet: 65XE 850 interface 835 Modem 1027 Printer (boxed) 2600 (4-switch) 520ST 810 with archiver mod (not working) 1050 drive (not working) MULE Telelink II cartridge Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 on the drives, you could try moving the select switches back and forth a few times. I got a couple of "dead" drives working again by just doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 on the drives, you could try moving the select switches back and forth a few times. I got a couple of "dead" drives working again by just doing this. I'll give that a shot tonight. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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